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H. HARTMAN AND 1. ERDOES.

AUTOGRAPHIC TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.28.1917.

Patented June 10, 1919.

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INI/ENTOR. W5 HQZUMAN By JUL/U5 80055 A ORN H. HARTMAN AND J. ERDOES.

AUTOGRAPHIG TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION, EILED APR. 28. i917.

Patented June 10, 1919.

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H. HARTMAN AND J. ERDOES.

AUTOGRAPHIC TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FlLED APR.28, 1911.

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' Patented June 10, 1919.

INVENTOR. HANS MAT VAN By JUL! us ERDOES TTORNEY.

' and of small size.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HANS HARTMAN' AN D JULIUS ERDOES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

7 AUTOGRAPHIG TIME-RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed April 28, 1917. Serial No. 165,073.

This invention relates to a time recorder and particularly to an autographic time.

recorder.

We aim to provide a novel, improved and simplified construction especially capable of manufacture at low' cost in compact form However, we particularly aim to provide a construction in which fraudulent manipulation or tampering is impractical, one having means to hold and permit access to the record tape through operation of a closure and one in which the record tape may be removed. Additional important objects will be pointed out as the description progresses.

One preferred embodiment is illustrated in accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2, a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the cover removed and parts broken away to disclose details; Fig. 3 is a cross section on line A-A of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line BB of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, is a cross section on line 0-0 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the parts at the recording point but with the closure open and Fig. 7 is a detail section, showing the fastening means of a shaft bearing employed.

Referring specifically to the drawings, we provide a suitable casing which may comprise a container, 1 having a cover 2 hinged thereto at 34 and 35, and adapted to be secured in closed relation thereto by a suitable lock 36 provided with a lug 36 to overlap a keeper lug 36 (see Fig. 4).

frame 5 is secured within container 1 and supports a platen 12 below an opening 19 which permits access to a paper or record tape 17 which may rest upon the platen to receive an inscription or signature and a time registration. The platen preferably has its upper edges rounded.

container.

At 3 a suitable clock is disposed within container 1, being preferably mounted on a rubber mat 41 which will reduce'noise occurring by e ii gagement of the clock with the tape of paper or e usual turnable hand spindle of the clock is shown at 26 and a disk 25 is rigidly secured to the spindle, in place of the usual hands. Arms 27, 28, 29 and 30 radiate from disk 25 and at their outer ends are secured to a dial in the form of a ring This dial ring is capable of slight vertical tilting as members 27, 28, 29 and 30 are springs and resiliently support it. A other material passes inter mediate the dial and platen and is normally freely movable there between. Directly beneath the tape which is designated 17 the platen is recessed and filled with a rubber block or plate 42 which will render printing operations noiseless, furnish a yielding stamping surface and prevent injury to the type or printing surface. The clock dial 4 turns beneath a sight opening 33 in cover 2 (Fig. 1), so that the time may be readily observed. The time graduations on the face of the dial cooperate with a pointing or indicating means 33 (Figs. 1 and 2) also arranged opposite opening 33.

The inner face of the dial 4has imprinting projections as in Fig. 6 to engage a printing inked ribbon 18 normally traveling freely between the projections and the tape or record 17. A presser head 37 is moved into contact with the dial to effect a registration and this hea'dis preferably maintained above the dial by a leaf spring 39 suitably fastened at 40 to cover 2.

upper face are recessed to make a smooth surface, that is to say the same dicated at opening 33 will be printed on the strip 17 over the rubber platen 42.

A closure 20 for the opening 19 is hinged or pivoted by a pin 22 to ears 23 integral with cover 2.

A cam 24 forms part of closure 20 and is adapted to press head 37 against dial 4. A pin or point 38 is provided on head 37 to pierce the paper roll and a recess to receive said point is provided in the rubber block 42 as shown in Fig. 5. Thepaper strip 17 may be observedthrough an opening in closure 20 covered by a transparent panel 21. C10- sure 21 is manipulated by a knob 20 and is time as infastened by a vertically slidable latch bar slot of the latch. At 48 the latchhas a and latch 48 is secured slidably to cover 2 by set screws 48 extending through an elongated the clock-wound drum or 'ro1ler=10 wound and closure locked by latch 48, the machine is ready foroperation. 7 To register a key must be inserted through opening 50 engaged with head 50. The key is beveled end to enable the hook 48 to better turned to the right, accordingly turning 7 pass the latch on closing the closure 20.

By reference to Figs. 3 and 4 it-will be noticed that rollers 6 and 7 are provided; The paper strip is fastened to roller 6 and passes across the platen 12 and then if fastened to roller 7, the paper is unwound from roller 6 onto 7. The printing inked ribbon is wound around a rolleror drum 10 over roller '8, the paper at the platen roller 9 onto roller 11. The shaft of roller 10 is designated 10 and is rigidly secured to the sides of frame 5. However a coil spring .square-headat 31 of thesamel size as head 10" tends to wind the inked ribbon on the drum. The shafts for rollers 7 8, and 9 may be secured in any suitable manner to frame 5. Also the rollers 6 and 11 may be suitably supported-from the frame, but they are preferably removable so as to remove and replace the paper tape or strip and the inked ribbon.

The shaft of roller 11 is designated 53 and that of roller 6 is designated 6. These shafts respectively rest removably in notches G? of one side of the frame 5 andare secured therein by locking bearings 43 and 44 respectively pivoted at 43- and 44 to said side. r These bearings are slightly resilient so that lugs 43 may clip into corresponding recesses in the side and prevent movement of these bearings. The other ends of the shafts may be sliding sections 6, inwardly yieldable against and urged outwardly by springs 6 (see Fig. 5). The section 6 enters notches in the adjacent wall of frame 5.] Rollers 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively have end flanges 6 7*, 8 9*, 10 and 11 to prevent displacement of the ribbon and paper strip therefrom. Any means may be em Also a gear wheel 51 is keyed to shaft-7 and it mesheswith a gearwheel 52 keyed to shaft 53. Shaft.7 has,.-an' extension 7 which terminates in a square portion 50 whichmay be engaged .by a winding key insertible through an opening 50 in casing section 1.

The'winding spindle of the .clock 3 has a 50. so that the same-key 'which winds the shaft 7 may wind the spindle 31. Said-key is insertible .through an opening 32" in the cover toengagehead-31. I I

The apparatus may be-vertically' disposed as inthe drawings. Withthe paper strip in place, the inked orprintingribbon in place,

shaft 7 and the escapement wheel 45, causing a tooth of the latter to strike lug 47 and raise-latch 48, thus releasing closure 20 and enabling spring 49 to urge the hook'48 and closure 20 outwardly. 7

At the same time, shaft 7 through the gear wheels 51 and'51 imparts movement to shaft.

53 and as a result all of the rollers and the printing ribbon of the rollers and the printing ribbon and paper tape are moved against the tension of spring 10. Upon closure 20 raising or being raised, the cam 24, presses head 37, against the tension of its spring 39 into contact with the dial 4 whichyields so. that its printing characters engage the print-.

cause the tappet wheel 45 will strike'with its nearest tooth backward against lug 47 respectively of slide latch 48 and as the same cannot give way downward, only a very limited return motion of the shaft 7 will result. This is important because tension of the same would tear the paper. The paper therefore cannot move backward, if it is attempted to move for the purpose-of making a fraudulent registration. After the registration is completed the paper cannot move forward until the closure 20is locked." The lug47 always remains between two of the teeth of the escapement wheel so'thatspring 10 cannot move the tape or ribbon backward. The key cannot operate tomove the tape or ribbon backward, as the teeth of the escapement wheel abutwthe latch 49 which abuts hook 48 Tomake the next registration, the key is inserted through'opening registrations *are successively made in the manner indicated. The recordtape may be removed at stated intervals 'or whenever desired by cutting off a part or exchanging it entirely and-the inked ribbon also-can be rezditly exchanged by shifting'bearings 44 an 3.

50 and shaft 7 is turned as-before. :The

- Changes in the details may be resorted to as'I have merely illustrated and described an embodiment. A f

We claim 1. A recording machine having a recording medium, inking means and printing means associated therewith, and a driving,

connection between said means so that one means will move through operation of the other means, means operable to rewind the recording medium, and means to penetrate the medium during a printing operation to hold the medium against the action of the rewinding means.

2. A recording machine having a. printing mechanism and a recording mechanism, a movable member normally preventing access to the medium, a fastening device for the member, said device engaging an esc-apement means, and means associated with the member to arrest movement of the recording medium.

3. A recording machine having a recording medium, rollers for said medium, a platen over which said medium travels, an inking ribbon to travel over said medium, rollers for said ribbon, a gear wheel associated with one of the rollers of the recording medium, a gear wheel in mesh with said gear wheel associated with one of the rollers of the inking ribbon, a rewinding spring associated with one of the rollers, a pivoted member controlling access to the recording medium, a fastening member for said member, an escapement wheel associated with one of said rollers and with said fastening member, a cam on the first mentioned member, a presser in operative relation with the cam, a clock having a turnable dial, and said dial movable beneath said presser.

4. In a recording apparatus of the character described, a clockmechanism in direct association with the time printing means, a recording medium, means [to move said recorda ing medium, an opening to permit access to sald recording medium, said opening being normally closed by means whlch W111, when opened, force the printing means into con- Gopies 01' this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the tact with said recording medium and penetrate said medium during a printing operation to hold the recording medium against the moving means.

5. In a time recording apparatus of the character described, a clock mechanism in direct association with time printing means, a recording medium, rollers for said medium, supporting means over which said medium'travels, an opening to permit access to said recording medium arranged opposite said supporting means, eccentrically pivoted means to keep said opening normally closed and arranged to force the printing means into contact With the recording medium when opened and means to penetrate the recording medium during a printing operation to hold the recording medium against motion of said medium.

6. In a time recording apparatus, a clock.

having a turnable printing dial, a recording medium, means to move said medium, means to support said medium, over which said medium travels, an opening to permit access to said recording medium, said opening arranged opposite said supporting means, eccentrically pivoted means to keep said opening normally closed and to force the printing dial into contact with the recording medium when opened and to penetrate said medium during a printing operation to hold the same against the moving means.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

HANS HARTMAN. JULIUS ERDOES.

Witnesses DENIS HENEOEY, HELEN MARION.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

